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Another thumbs up for Ernie. You get what you ask for and who could ask for more.

Same here. I don't use a finish on stabilized woods but it does get a coat of wax with the rest of the knife when it's complete. Not having to apply a finish is one of the main reasons I use stabilized wood. Not all stabilized wood is equal. I have heard of people buying "stabilized" wood...

I have found that some metals don't like to get hot when buffing and took on a slight haze when they got really hot. By really hot I mean that I had to get it to the bucket in a hurry to save my fingers. After it cooled I was able to get rid of the haze with a couple light passes.

Sketch the design on paper. When you are happy with it, transfer the design to 1/4" plywood and cut it out. The plywood knife will allow you to get a feel for blade and easily make any changes needed with a sander or file. When it feels and looks right, use the plywood for a pattern. Keep it...

I've been using the Blaze 80 grit belts to rough out my blades. They keep on cutting when other belts would have been headed for the trash bin. They are well worth the cost.

Great work! I like the blade profile and I have always loved nice burls.

That is some very nice work. I have always like Norwegian style knives and that one is one of the best I have seen.

I made this this one while standing in a puddle of my own sweat. It's a 3/16" D2 blade heat treated by Shawn at SDS Knife Works. The knife is 9" OAL with maroon linen micarta handle. The maroon linen didn't turn out very maroon. It's almost black. Must be all the sweat that dripped on it...

Yea, my knifemaking hobby is almost completely documented on RFC from the first to my latest and the one knifemaking tutorial I put together. The knife is 8 1/2" OAL and made from 3/16" O1.

The wood is tiger stripe Dymond wood. http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/product_info.php?cPath=587_826_837&products_id=3025 Regular Dymond wood is a great material for knife handles but it looks kinda cheap and it tends to be thought of as a material for new makers. The tiger stripe Dymond...

I thought I was the only one that used car wax. I use regular old Turtle Wax paste.

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I'll be be in the shop standing in a puddle of my own sweat today. Mike, I love coffee and may see you at the coffee shop in the future. wdtorque, I'm not one of the lucky ones that have AC in their shop. On this knife, I used 306 brass for both...

I call it the 10 gallon knife because I lost 10 gallons of fluid making it. It's hot and humid in Oklahoma. I can take working in the garage for only a couple hours before I have to quit and replace my fluids. The summer has slowed my knife making down but I did manage to finish this one.

When you get married, you are signing a contract to make reasonable accommadations to the other person. Lowering the toilet seat when you are finished urinating would be an example of a reasonable yet often difficult to remember accommadation. Having a wife suggest that a man eat a veggie...

Have fun on the trip. Bustin prarie poodles is fun stuff. I usually take 3 guns, shoot till one gets hot, switch to another, clean all three at lunch and start over. I burned 2500 center fire rounds last time I went.

That is unique which is hard to pull off when soo many knives have been made. First time I have seen that and I like it.

I'm a new knife maker compared to many people at Knife Dogs but I have made a few knives and learned a couple things. One thing is that people are very nice on knife forums and usually don't say anything to new makers that might discourage them and that is not my intent here. I saw the drawing...

Go ahead and sand around the handle and the entire spine. I think the two tone finish might be pretty interesting.

Thanks for all the kind words guys. I made the first Pig Zipper knife for myself a few years ago to use when I hog hunt. It is now the only fixed blade knife I carry in the field when I hunt. It has been a good design for those those hogs.

I really like that. I'm thinking of try that one day but I'm afraid I would screw it up and have to grind the scales off. Great job.